<p>A 16-year-old son of a navy officer has fallen to death from the fourth floor of a Begur-Koppa Road apartment on Tuesday night.</p>.<p>Preliminary investigations revealed that Suryakanth, son of Indian Navy officer Selvaraj and his wife Manisha, fell from the window adjacent to the staircase around 9:50 pm. Police are not sure if Suryakanth fell accidentally or if it was a deliberate attempt to kill himself.</p>.<p>Selvaraj, a native of Kerala, has been living with his wife and two children in SNN Apartment for the past eight years. Suryakanth was studying first-year PUC at a private college and was said to be a bright student.</p>.<p>The family told police that Suryakanth went out of the house and was near the staircase and they are not sure how he fell.</p>.<p>“We learnt about the incident from the apartment residents who found the boy in a pool of blood following a loud crashing noise. His parents were at home when the accident occurred,” said an officer from the Begur police station. </p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>A soft-natured child</strong></p>.<p>Suryakanth’s relatives and apartment residents described him as soft natured and bright.</p>.<p>Police are yet to question his parents, who are still in a state of shock over their son’s death. “Once we get their statement and carryout a detailed investigation, we will learn the reason behind his death,” said a senior officer supervising the investigation.</p>.<p>A case of unnatural death has been registered at the Begur police station and Suryakanth’s body has been handed over to the family after post-mortem.</p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>
<p>A 16-year-old son of a navy officer has fallen to death from the fourth floor of a Begur-Koppa Road apartment on Tuesday night.</p>.<p>Preliminary investigations revealed that Suryakanth, son of Indian Navy officer Selvaraj and his wife Manisha, fell from the window adjacent to the staircase around 9:50 pm. Police are not sure if Suryakanth fell accidentally or if it was a deliberate attempt to kill himself.</p>.<p>Selvaraj, a native of Kerala, has been living with his wife and two children in SNN Apartment for the past eight years. Suryakanth was studying first-year PUC at a private college and was said to be a bright student.</p>.<p>The family told police that Suryakanth went out of the house and was near the staircase and they are not sure how he fell.</p>.<p>“We learnt about the incident from the apartment residents who found the boy in a pool of blood following a loud crashing noise. His parents were at home when the accident occurred,” said an officer from the Begur police station. </p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>A soft-natured child</strong></p>.<p>Suryakanth’s relatives and apartment residents described him as soft natured and bright.</p>.<p>Police are yet to question his parents, who are still in a state of shock over their son’s death. “Once we get their statement and carryout a detailed investigation, we will learn the reason behind his death,” said a senior officer supervising the investigation.</p>.<p>A case of unnatural death has been registered at the Begur police station and Suryakanth’s body has been handed over to the family after post-mortem.</p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>